Bernie Sanders explained why he thinks he'd be a better president for women than Hillary Clinton

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) was confronted Monday about
the potentially historic nature of former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton's presidential candidacy.

At a CNN town-hall event Monday, Sanders said
that although he understands Clinton's election would
be a historic achievement for the women's-rights movement in the
US, his voting record proved that he would be an even better
ally for women than Clinton.

"How do you think that you would be as helpful to women as a
woman president would? What about that aspect?" CNN host Chris
Cuomo asked Sanders. "That's what Hillary Clinton represents on
one level, to voters — that she would be the first female
president, and there's something special in that, especially
when it comes to women's issues."

"Of course I understand that," Sanders responded. "I think
if you look at my recordin terms of fighting for
women's rights, I think there are very few members of Congress
who have a stronger record. It's 100% lifetime, and I've been
there for a while."

Sanders proceeded to tout his pro-choice voting
record. And he said his
plan to raise the
minimum wage and expand Social Security benefits would
disproportionately benefit women and go even further than
Clinton's plans.

"Hillary Clinton and I have a disagreement on a very
important issue. It affects everybody, but especially women,"
Sanders said. "Ask Hillary Clinton if she's willing to lift
the cap on taxable income."

Sanders also slightly walked back his assertion that Planned
Parenthood's support for Clinton demonstrated that the
organization is part of the "establishment," calling for
increased funding for the women's-health organization
and saying that he misspoke.

Said Sanders: "What is said on that television program, and
I did not say it well, is that sometimes the base of an
organization looks at the world a little bit differently than the
leadership."